Title:
The ride of a lifetime : lessons learned from 15 years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company / Robert Iger.
ISBN:
9780399592096
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Random House, [2019]
©2019
Physical Description:
xxiii, 246 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Prologue -- Learning. Starting at the bottom ; Betting on talent ; Know what you don't know (and trust in what you do) ; Enter Disney ; Second in line ; Good things can happen ; It's about the future -- Leading. The power of respect ; Disney-Pixar and a new path to the future ; Marvel and massive risks that make perfect sense ; Star wars ; If you don't innovate, you die ; No price on integrity ; Core values -- Appendix: Lessons to lead by.
Summary:
Robert Iger shares the lessons he's learned while running Disney and leading its 200,000 employees, and he explores the principles that are necessary for true leadership.
Iger became CEO of the Walt Disney Company in 2005, during a difficult time. His vision for the future came down to three ideas: Recommit to the concept that quality matters; Embrace technology instead of fighting it; and Think bigger-- think globally. Here he shares the lessons he's learned while running Disney, and explores the principles that are necessary for true leadership. -- adapted from jacket
Personal Subject:
OCLC Number:
on1119538616
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